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Daily Tech Deal: Discounts on laptops at Tesco.com

In light of the Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy saying that the worst of the recession is over for the UK economy - reporting a 1% rise in pre-tax profit for the company in the first half of the financial year - our tech deal today points you in the direction of...

Daily news roundup - 06/10/09

Want to know what's been hot in the world of technology and gadgets today? Read on to see what you should be reading on the site. Here are the top stories from the last 24 hours:

NEWS:Gmail, AOL, Yahoo Mail also targeted in phishing scam
Google confirms...

Daily Tech Deal: £25 off Sony PSP Go

Last week's launch of the PSP Go was met with a fair bit of excitement, adding to that is the fact that certain retailers are reducing their prices already, one of which, Play.com, is selling the console for £199.99 as opposed to its RRP of £224.99.

The console...

Daily news roundup - 05/10/09

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NEWS:Flash coming to almost every smartphone
(Except the iPhone)
Adobe has announced a whole pile of deals with...

Win a Nokia 5530 XpressMusic

First off, as far as the winner for last month goes, we'd like to offer our congratulations to Tony Hedges for his comment on the HTC Hero review and all his input during its release. We'll be sending him a TomTom XL Live IQ Routes Europe.

For the month of...

Daily Tech Deal: Sony VAIO W11

Launched back in August, the Vaio W series mini notebook has seen a drop in price from its RRP of £499 down to £339.99 at Play.com - although we previously had its entry price at around the £400 mark.

Sony clearly has the female of the species in mind with this...

Weekly news roundup - 02/10/09

If you haven't had a chance to read all the news and reviews we've posted on the site this week here are just some of the highlights.

NEWS:Quick guide to the Freeview retune on 30 September
All you need to know to make sure you can still watch your telly

Revolutionary gaming co OnLive secures "major investment"

We haven't heard much OnLive news since it was announced back in March, but the company has just revealed, via its blog, that things are looking good for the future of the games service thanks to some new funding.

OnLive has received a "major" boost to its...

Daily Tech Deal: 20% off everything at PrezzyBox.com

Today is the 10th annual "World Smile Day" founded by the inventor of the "smiley", artist Harvey Ball in 1999.

To celebrate, UK gift and gadget site Prezzybox.com is offering a special discount, no doubt with the hope of causing some extra smiles.
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Daily news roundup - 01/10/09

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NEWS:PSP Go arrives on shelves
£225 for slimmer, lighter, screen-sliding PSP cousin
Sony has announced that the...

Daily Tech Deal: Windows 7 student discount available now

Microsoft might not have the cool factor that Apple has, but today they are every student's best buddy.

The reason for this is that Microsoft is selling its soon-to-be-released (22 October) Windows 7 OS on pre-order for just £30 to all students sporting an academic...

Daily news roundup - 23/09/09

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REVIEW:Need for Speed: Shift - Xbox 360
Can Shift refresh the series?
Need for Speed: Shift is the latest re-boot...

Daily news roundup - 22/09/09

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NEWS:PlayStation 4 clear concept revealed
See-thru stunner
Forget your PS3 Slim, we're all over the PlayStation...

Daily news roundup - 21/09/09

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NEWS:Google explains UFO doodles
The series finally comes to an end
Google has finally explained what the series...

Classic trading game Elite celebrates 25th birthday

Originally created by David Braben and Ian Bell, Elite has now turned 25-years-old and with its anniversary comes a wave of nostalgia.

The game, originally published by Acornsoft for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron, is cited as having a huge influence and...

Weekly news roundup - 18/09/09

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REVIEW:Apple iPod touch (3rd Gen)
The Emperor's new iPod?
It's not an easy task to review something ostensibly...

Daily Tech Deal: Samsung NC10 netbook

For today's tech deal we have a tidy little netbook in the form of the Samsung NC10.

Available from Ebuyer for £268.79, the 10.1-inch device is pretty light, with the weight coming in at 1.3kg.

Specs are what you would expect with a 1.6Ghz Atom...

Daily news roundup - 17/09/09

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NEWS:Pioneer launches CDJ-2000 turntable
With 6.1-inch screen
Pioneer's CDJ-1000 turntable has become the industry...

Daily Tech Deal: Sony PRS-600 Reader Touch with free memory card

For today's tech deal we thought we'd bring you the low-down on Sony's new Reader Touch Edition, which is currently on sale from Play.com for £239.99.

The Sony PRS-600 is the follow up to their PRS-505, with the main improvement (as the name might suggest) being...

Daily news roundup - 16/09/09

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NEWS:Xbox 360 Modern Warfare 2 console announced
250GB model gets "high-speed, low-drag, battle-ready design"
Microsoft...

Daily Tech Deal: Acer 5332 T3000 laptop from Tesco

Tesco Direct appears to have a few good deals at the moment, one of which comes in the form of the Acer 5332 T3000 laptop.

Down from its original price of £447 it can now be snapped up for just £347 with free delivery thrown in.

The laptop itself...

Daily news roundup - 15/09/09

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NEWS:Google doodle UFO puzzle is back - what are they plotting?
Love affair with UFOs continues
Google has continued...

Daily Tech Deal: Xenta portable DVD player

Our tech deal today brings you word of a bargain portable DVD player, that appears to be the ideal solution for watching your favourite films on the go or possibly just keeping the kids quiet on long journeys.

Ebuyer is selling the player for £49.98 which will...

Win an extreme helicopter ride

Pocket-lint has teamed up with Duracell to bring one Pocket-lint reader and friend the chance of winning an adrenaline-fuelled ride in a helicopter.

The pilot will "put the helicopter through its paces in order to show you just how versatile these incredible...

Daily Tech Deal: Swatch's You.Automatic watches

The Swiss watch maker, Swatch, has introduced a brand new range of automatic chronograph watches, the cost of which is touted as the "most competitive price on the market".

There are five to choose from in the You.Automatic range with each having a self-winding...